Abstract

CANDIDO DIAS, Sérgio et al. Resistencia compresiva y traccional exhibida por un polímero alternativo utilizado en modelos odontológicos. Acta odontol. venez [online]. 2007, vol.45, n.2, pp.255-258. ISSN 0001-6365.

This study evaluated the tensil behavior of dental models obtained using an industrial epoxic resin modified with zirconita. The Epoxiglass resin 1504 and the hardener Epoxiglass 1603 were added with zirconita in a ratio of 1/1 in weight. The modified resin was manipulated in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications, which establishes a relation of 35% in weight between the resin and the hardener. Fifteen moldings of a matrix were conducted using addition silicone. Then, they were filled with epoxic resin Epoxiglass 1504, resin Epoxiglass 1504 modified or type IV Durone plaster, which provided 60 test specimens with 12mm of height and 6mm of diameter. Thirty specimens were submitted to the compression assay and thirty to the traction assay by diametrical compression, using the universal machine DL2000 (EMIC), with a load cell of 2000 Kgf and 0,5mm/mim speed. The results were analyzed by Variance analysis followed by Tukey test with significance level set at 5%. It was verified that models made of Epoxiglass 1504 presented superior tensile strenght for diametrical compression and also superior compressive strength than models made of plaster type IV. The zirconita increased the tensile strenght for diametrical compression of the epoxic resin Epoxiglass 1504. In accordance to the present results, it was verified that the epoxic resin Epoxiglass 1504 is a viable material for dental modeling and that the zirconita provides mechanical benefit for the epoxic resin.

Keywords : epoxic resin; dental plasters; dental models.